2. Another option is to use backup. If you use backup as well as persistent home and opt, edit /opt/.filetool.lst, delete all references to the home and opt directories (in the version I am using that is everything), then add a list of files and directories you want backed up to /opt/.filetool.lst. For more information, see Backup.

If you have Tiny Core installed on a hard drive, using persistent home and opt, and make extensions for settings, you don't need to use backup.

If you have Tiny Core installed on a USB drive, using backup, and make extensions for settings and large files, you can have less in backup, which reduces the time taken to start up and shut down the computer, and lengthens the life of the USB drive.